Putting Trainer

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of the Putting Trainer are comprised of two side guides and a middle guide. The middle guide is comprised of an essentially solid core with a plurality of notches to accept the side guides. The center guide is further comprised of a semi-circular notch. This semi-circular notch accepts the placement of the golf ball for the putting practice. The putting trainer is used by placing the side guides in the appropriate position on the middle guide. The side guides can be placed in the appropriate slots, in the middle guide by inserting the side guides with the tab in the appropriate slot. The middle guide is further comprised of holes formed in tabs located on either end of the middle guide through which a golf tee can be placed to hold the putting trainer in the appropriate position.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a non-provisional patent application of pending U.S. provisional patent application with Ser. No. 61/859,692 titled “Putting Trainer” filed on Jul. 29, 2013. This application claims priority of U.S. provisional patent application with Ser. No. 61/859,692, and the entire contents of U.S. provisional patent application with Ser. No. 61/859,692 is herein incorporated by reference.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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FIELD OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The field of the embodiments is generally golf training devices directed to the training of proper putting and putting practice.

BACKGROUND OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The background related to the embodiments is related to golf training devices, particularly training regarding putting. The prior art contains several devices designed to practice putting, but those devices are typically extremely bulky or otherwise cumbersome to transport. The prior art devices cannot easily fit in a golf bag or other conspicuous on the golf course. The prior art devices commonly use pegs as a reference point or to create a channel for the golf trainee. These approaches typically do not promote proper club head path. The prior art devices also do not create proper club impact height leading to skidding or hopping. The Putting Trainer is designed to address without limitation all of these deficiencies.

In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the Putting Trainer in detail, it is to be understood that the embodiment is not limited in this application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The embodiment or embodiments are capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be used as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the embodiments. Additional benefits and advantages of the embodiments will become apparent in those skilled in the art to which the present embodiments relates from the subsequent description of the preferred embodiment and the appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments.

Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the embodiments of the application which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the embodiments in any way.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the putting trainer showing the left guide, the right guide and the middle guide.

FIG. 2A is a front view of an embodiment of the middle guide; FIG. 2B is a side view of an embodiment of the middle guide.

FIG. 3A is a side view of an embodiment of the side guides; FIG. 3B is a bottom view of an embodiment of the side guides.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments of the Putting Trainer are comprised of two side guides and a middle guide 103. The middle guide 103 is comprised of an elongated, thin bar containing a plurality of slots 104 that can support the side guides 101 by accepting the side guide tabs 102. The center guide is also comprised of a semi-circular golf ball notch 106. The semi-circular golf ball notch 106 accepts the placement of the golf ball for the putting practice. The putting trainer 100 is used by placing the side guides 101 in the appropriate position on the middle guide 103. The side guides 101 can be placed in the appropriate slots 104, in the middle guide by inserting the side guides 101 with the tab 102 in the appropriate slot 104. The middle guide 103 is further comprised of holes 105 formed in side tabs located on either end of the middle guide 103 through which a golf tee can be placed to hold the putting trainer 100 in the appropriate position.

The best mode of use of the Putting Trainer is to place the middle guide 103 on the ground and secure the middle guide 103 by placing golf tees through the holes 105 in the side tabs. The trainee then places the side guides 101 in an appropriate place on the middle guide 103. The golf trainee then places a golf ball in the semi-circular golf ball notch 106. Next, the trainee swings the putter through the opening formed by the side guides 101 and the middle guide 103 to strike the ball at the proper location. Striking either side guide 101 provides feedback to the golf trainee concerning the quality of swing.

The Putting Trainer is designed to to fit into, or clip onto a golf bag, and to be inconspicuous on the golf course. The Putting Trainer allows the club to be properly grounded directly behind the golf ball for proper visual a feel at address. The Putting Trainer is designed with guide walls, instead of pegs, to create a channel that promotes proper club head path and club face squaring. Finally, the Putting Trainer teaches the proper impact height to impart proper ball roll dynamic, rather than skidding or hopping. 

What I claim is:
 1. A putting training device comprised of a a middle guide, two side guides that are positioned on either side of the middle guide.
 2. The putting training device described in claim 1 wherein the middle guide is comprised of a golf ball recess which is essentially a semi-circular opening formed in the middle guide at the mid-point of the middle guide; the middle guide comprised of a plurality of slots with an equal number slots positioned to the left and right of the golf ball recess; the side guides are comprised of a tab that is inserted into one of the plurality of slots where one of the plurality of slots receives and accepts the tab thereby supporting the side guard. 